Impact Awards Success

Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Ball, who has recently received a Knowledge Exchange and Impact Award in the 'News and Current Affairs' category for using the media to inform public understanding of viruses. Jonathan is an exponent of using the media to ensure the wider public has a full but balanced understanding of the risks of virus outbreaks such as Ebola and Zika as well as an appreciation of why these viruses happen. He is quoted extensively in the print and broadcast media and is a regular contributor to interviews on both radio and television.

The University’s Knowledge Exchange and Impact Awards recognised the new ideas and technologies being developed in collaboration with industry and commerce and the work done in communicating science across all media platforms.